This chapter is dedicated to ice-cold-alchemist, my first and only reviewer so far!
Sora awoke to the sounds of a crackling fire and opening his eyes and sitting up he found himself in the cave by the beach near a camp fire carefully tended by Riku. Riku, noticing he was awake, put his finger to his lips signalling him to be quiet before pointing to another body huddled by the small, yet cozy fire. Roxas, his Nobody, was evidently still sleeping and neither Sora or Roxas wished to wake him.
Sora motioned to Riku to come over, his body really didin't feel like moving just yet.
"What time is it?" He whispered.
Riku looked at his watch. "A little after seven. We were wet after the storm so I thought it would be a good idea to come here until we figured out what to do about him." Riku pointed at Roxas.
Sora nodded, they were both startled when Roxas jumped to his feet and pointed at them, he had apparently been awake and listening.
"Who are you? Where am I?" He demanded.
Sora was startled, he thought Roxas would have at least remembered who he was.
"Roxas? It's me, Sora!" Sora gave an uncertain smile, that faded when there was no recognition from Roxas.
"My name is Eragon, Not Roxas and I have no idea who you two are! Care to enlighten me?" Roxas gave a glare that would match even Riku's when said boy was in one of his 'grumpy moods'. And that was saying a lot!
"Uhhh..." Sora looked at Riku.
Riku stepped up to the boy and looked into his eyes, "Your name is Roxas, are you really sure you can't remember us? Can you remember Axel?"
"No, I already told you, I don't know who you are!"
But just for a second Riku could have sworn recognition had flashed in Roxas' eye's, when he'd mentioned his name. Axel...
"Roxas, I think your lying to me, please, try and remember Axel..."
Roxas thought he might have imagined it, but an image flashed into his head of a tall thin man in a black cloak, with shocking red hair and piercing green eyes.
"Y'know, Axel!" Sora piped up. "Wild red hair, tall..."
"Green eyes..." Roxas whispered.
"Yeah!" Sora nodded coming to stand by Roxas. "See, I knew you wouldn't forget Axel! A person doesn't just forget their best friend and their life!"
"But..." Roxas said quietly, "that's not my life..."
"What do you mean?" Sora asked looking at Riku, Riku shrugged.
"My name, is Eragon Shadeslayer, first of the free dragon riders since Galbatorix took over Alagaesia." Roxas spoke quietly, "these other memories, they are not mine."
"Go on." Riku said without expression.
"It started with a land called Alagaesia, ruled by magical races,creatures and monsters, such as dwarves and dragons. Then elves came in their shining ships from accross the sea. They were at war with the dragons at first, but they eventualy made a pact that if the dragon was willing, they would give up an egg to the elves, the dragon would then hatch for it's chosen rider. Dragons are actually very wise, sentinent creatures. Later humans came to Alagaesia, and they joined the pact too, elves were not keen on the idea of human riders because they thought humans too impulsive and narrow minded. Eventualy the elves were proved right as a young rider, driven to madness by the death of his dragon stole the dragon of another riderand with the help of the thirteen forsworn destroyed the other dragon riders and took the throne of Alagaesia."
"Like Organisation XIII!" Sora gasped.
Roxas shuddered at that familiar, yet alien name.
"And you?" Riku asked.
"I was born in a small farming village called Carvahall, while hunting I found one of the last dragon eggs deep in the mountain range called 'The Spine.
It hatched for me and I had to take up the mantle of first of the free Dragon Riders, I was trained in the art of magic by elves and eventualy was strong enough to defeat Galbatorix and free my brother Murtagh from his evil clutches, Murtagh is a dragon rider too."
"Do you know how you ended up here?" Sora asked gently.
"I was on the beach, I remember heat and pain, and then I woke up by the fire."
"Well, if you look inside you, you already know who me and Riku are, look hard, please..." Sora tailled off.
"I know who you are, but I don't want too, because, what does that make me? Am I Eragon, or Roxas?"
"You said you can use magic?" Riku asked.
Roxas nodded. "Yeah... Brisingr!" He said pointing his hand at the flickering light of the fire. but nothing happened there was no familiar tug inside him as the magic began to flow.
"Now try this!" Sora held out his hand and concentrated and his keyblade flashed to life.
"The keyblade..." Roxas whispered.
Holding out his own hands he concentrated, but nothing seemed to happen, opening his eyes he saw Sora and Riku looking at him in shock.
"What?" He said before glancing down at his hands, he flinched in suprise, there were two keyblades, in hs right hand Oblivion, and in his left a weapon of the likes he'd never seen before.
It started with a handle of a dark bluish metal before flaring out into a hand guard fashioned into the shape of wings, a shade of bluish-silver. Above that was the normal key, but set in the very top where the crown shaped key was, was a single blue gemstone. Turning the keyblade over he noticed the engraving of a name, just above the handguard.
"Entwining of Destinies..."
Roxas looked confused. "I guess, I am Roxas..."
And the plot thickens! Read and review please!
